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Voxtrot performs at the Mohawk Outdoor Venue during SXSW on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.

Voxtrot’s rebirth welcomes new fans, hopeful style

Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 16, 2024

A few months ago, Austin indie pop band Voxtrot released new music for the first time since dissolving in 2010. Since then, they released two more songs that preface their upcoming album and recently performed...

Courtesy of Neon

New Hunter Schafer horror film: captivating, confusing

Mimi Calzada, Life&Arts Editor March 15, 2024

Written and directed by Tilman Singer, “Cuckoo” follows 17-year-old Gretchen (Hunter Schafer) as her new blended family moves to a mysterious German resort after her mother’s death. When Gretchen...

Singer, songwriter and instrumentalist Daniel Fears plays the trombone at his show at Rozco's Comedy Club during SXSW on Wednesday.

Q&A: UT alum discusses his unique blend of R&B, classical music ahead of SXSW performance

Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 15, 2024

UT alumnus Daniel Fears, a full-time Austin-based musician, uniquely blends R&B music with his classical background. Ahead of his South by Southwest performance at Rozco’s Comedy Club on Wednesday...

Pop-R&B artist Chloe Tang stands for a portrait at the Austin Convention Center Skyway during SXSW on Thursday.

Q&A: R&B artist Chloe Tang talks classical background, musical freedom, experience as AAPI artist

Amelia Engstrom, Life&Arts Desk Editor March 15, 2024

Hailing from Los Angeles, R&B artist Chloe Tang brings her empowering lyrics and 2000s-inspired melodies to South by Southwest’s Jaded showcase on Friday. The Daily Texan sat down with the artist...

Noah Faulkner, also known as Pedal Steel Noah, opens for the SXSW Music Opening Party on March 12, 2024. He performs with his father Jay Faulkner (left) and his brother Nate Faulkner (right).

Austinite 16-year-old takes on SXSW with pedal steel guitar

Amelia Engstrom, Life&Arts Desk Editor March 13, 2024

Clad in a suave all black ensemble, cowboy hat and Crocs, Noah Faulkner took to the stage of Palm Door on Sixth on Tuesday. The twang of the pedal steel guitar floated through the air marking Noah’s...

Sweeney earns scream queen title in NEON’s “Immaculate”

Sweeney earns scream queen title in NEON’s “Immaculate”

Ryan Ranc, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 13, 2024

Director Michael Mohan’s “Immaculate” finally premiered at SXSW after waiting in production limbo for years. Written by Andrew Lobel and produced by and starring Sydney Sweeney, the film follows...

"The Fall Guy” showcases Gosling’s charisma, comedic wit alongside jaw-dropping stunts

“The Fall Guy” showcases Gosling’s charisma, comedic wit alongside jaw-dropping stunts

Ryan Ranc, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 13, 2024

David Leitch’s “The Fall Guy” follows famous stuntman Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) after a stunt malfunction puts his life and career on hold. When another stuntman goes missing, from a film set directed...

Cheech and Chong take fans along for one last trip in humorous documentary

Cheech and Chong take fans along for one last trip in humorous documentary

Flora Farr, Senior Life & Arts Reporter March 13, 2024

Opening with the smoke of a joint slowly curling across the screen, “Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie” premiered at SXSW on Tuesday as a capsule of everything fans have loved about the comedy duo...

Courtesy of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group

Team of seasoned comedians bring back laid-back comedy in new film ‘The Gutter’

Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 13, 2024

Channeling an old-fashioned ridiculous and borderline-offensive comedy, a cast of seasoned comedians led by directors and brothers Yassir and Isaiah Lester premiered their new movie “The Gutter” at...

Courtesy of Bleeker Street

‘Sasquatch Sunset’ offers stunning costumes, performances, not much else

Mimi Calzada, Life&Arts Editor March 13, 2024

“Sasquatch Sunset” comes from brothers David and Nathan Zellner and follows a year in the life of a bigfoot family of four as they survive in an increasingly inhospitable wilderness.  No stranger...

Courtesy of Differ Media

Q&A: Austin class action, sexual assault case management lawsuit documentary premieres at SXSW

Amelia Engstrom, Life&Arts Desk Editor March 12, 2024

Content warning: This article contains discussion of sexual assault and sexual violence. The documentary “An Army of Women” follows the class-action lawsuit filed by 15 sexual assault survivors...

Panelists Ryan Douglas (left), Ryan Hartsell, Vince Kadlubek and Sam Browd speak at a panel at SXSW on Monday, March 11, 2024. The panelists discussed the positive impact gaming can have on mental health.

SXSW panel discusses therapeutic use of virtual realities

Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 12, 2024

Media creatives and video game enthusiasts crowded excitedly to see a South By Southwest panel on Sunday of four panelists discussing the effectiveness of immersive media, such as virtual reality, in treating...

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